Using Local Rural Knowledge to Enhance STEM Learning for Gifted and Talented Students in Australia

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This small-scale research project sought to explore a group of gifted lower secondary students’ engagement and experiences in a STEM programme designed around a local rural knowledge model as reported by Avery (2013), which uses local knowledge as a vehicle for science learning. The research found that the local rural knowledge model enhanced students’ engagement in STEM learning and they felt that they retained knowledge better as a result of the authentic learning experience. Students also engaged the wider community in the process, leading to broader translation of the STEM learning.

  Published on: 31/01/2019
  Published by: Research in Science Education
  Language: English

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Date: 31st January 2019
File Type: www
Categories: Thematic Reports
Keywords: Local, Research, Rural, Secondary, STEM
Language: English


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